InuYasha Fan Fiction ❯ Hereditary Secrets ❯ Chapter 3

I lay no claim to any of the characters, instances, companies, or products that may be mentioned in this story. This story is a work of fiction. The events and characters portrayed are imaginary. Their resemblance, if any, to real-life counterparts are entirely coincidental, except for the names of a few select companies, most or all Japan based, that have no real affiliation with this site, the original author of the “Inuyasha” manga (Rumiko Takahashi), the events occurring in this work of fiction, or me. They are there purely for lack of imagination. Toshiba, by the way, is not a private company as portrayed in this story. Nothing in this story should be taken as factual, unless you research it and find it to be true. Rumiko Takahashi is, to the full extent of my knowledge, the one and only owner of the Japanese comic “Inuyasha” and its characters.

 

The point of this fanfic is to pay homage to the great and powerful Rumiko Takahashi, the creator of a new teen cult…that was a joke, so laugh already!!

 

For readers who may not be aware of this, Japanese names are usually presented with the family name in the front (i.e., John Smith would be, in Japan, Smith John.) and the personal name at the end.

 

Chapter 3

 

Inuyasha's POV

 

“Okay, that movie was stupid.” Kagome chucked the half-empty popcorn bucket into the trashcan on her way out of the theatre.

 

“I thought it was funny!” The two passed a giant IMAX Theatres advertisement as they exited the building. Unlike the building, though, the advertisement was old, worn, and dirty. Inuyasha thought that it had been left out in the rain one too many times.

 

“Okay. Now, what are we gonna do next?” Kagome asked as she grabbed the motorcycle helmet.

 

“I've got an idea - I'm just not gonna tell you until we get there.”

 

“Sounds mysterious…?” The woman grinned at Inuyasha, and he felt his heart begin to beat faster.

 

“Keh! It's not that mysterious. Just a surprise.”

 

“Isn't surprise the same thing as mysterious?”

 

“No! Come on, wench, and get on the bike. I promise you'll like this next activity.”

 

“Why don't I trust you?” Kagome shot him a suspicious glance. “You're not going to kidnap me and hold me for ransom, are you? Because if you are, I'm not going to get on that bike.”

 

Inuyasha gave her his patented devil's grin. “I told you, it's a surprise.”

 

“I'm crazy. Totally crazy. Why am I doing this again?”

 

“You didn't want to go home, so you're here having fun with me.”

 

“I ran off with a complete stranger.”

 

I'm not that much of a stranger, anymore. Besides, your friend Miroku knows me.”

 

“Not well. All he said was that you kick butt. Not really the best of introductions.”

 

Inuyasha snorted and donned his helmet. He swung a leg over the bike and started it up. Kagome slipped her arms around his waist a few seconds later. He revved the engine, and the two sped off.

 

Sesshomaru's POV

 

“See? I told you that mint and Cherry Coke taste horrible together. You should listen to me when I tell you these things.” She laughed, and Sesshomaru repressed the urge to grin. Instead, the ghost of a smile graced his features for a few seconds before flitting away.

 

“I have not taken the time to experiment with these things before. My younger brother takes every opportunity to humiliate me.” Sesshomaru took a strong swig of the Cherry Coke, then sputtered and grimaced. He had forgotten that the Coke had been spiked.

 

“Okay, why did you just drink that? You forgot that the mint was in there, didn't you?” The young woman pointed her finger at him.

 

“No.”

 

“Liar!”

 

“I am not a liar.”

 

“Yes, you are! You forgot all about the mint!”

 

“I did not forget about the mint. Sango-sama. I merely did not think it should impede the relieving of my thirst.” Sesshomaru glanced at the glass. I believe my thirst is sufficiently quenched for the time being.”

 

The young woman laughed. As she did, something slipped off her lap. What ever it was began to roll down the isle, and she quickly bent over to retrieve it. While she was distracted and looking away, Sesshomaru quickly swapped his drink - the mint spiked one that tasted so horrible - with hers. When she straightened up, the woman took a very generous sip of the mint-spiked Cherry Coca-Cola on her tray. Her eyes grew wide, and she spit it back out.

 

“Gimme back my Coke!” she said indignantly. “I can't believe you did that!”

 

Sesshomaru let a small smile tug at his lips. “What did I do that you cannot believe I did?”

 

“You swapped our drinks!”

 

“Oh? Did I? Dreadful sorry.” Sesshomaru took a sip of the gypped soda.

 

Rin's POV

 

`I can't believe he did that/ we barely even know each other!' Rin snorted and looked away. “You owe me a soda,” she grumbled.

 

The man, she had to admit, intrigued her. She had never come across someone like him before; she couldn't read him any better than a normal person - a normal woman - could read the slick guy trying to pick her up with tried-and-true pick-up lines in an old bar at two o'clock in the morning on a Monday. Rin was, of course, fascinated.

 

“Where are you going?” he suddenly asked her.

 

“The Mitsubishi Corporation headquarters in New York. My company's trying to negotiate a contract with them. It's a pretty quick thing; I'm only going to be here for a few days. And how about you?”

 

“My company has a corporate office that is experiencing some difficulties that are causing major setbacks world wide. Sales, manufacturing, and even distribution are all being disrupted because of a large number of discrepancies in their filing. I think that someone is having their secretary do all the work, and the secretary has not been trained to the specific process of filing stock, customers, etcetera. A few major contracts have been disrupted because of this.”

 

One of the stewardesses prowling the aisle paused by their seats. “Sir, can you please put your laptop away? We are about to begin our descent, and all electronical devices must be stowed.” She gave one of those `I'm as happy as can be, I'm a people person, I'm desperate to wait on you' smiles.

 

“I would be delighted to, miss, but only if you get this lovely young lady another Cherry Coca-Cola. She seems to have dropped some kind of minty substance into her last on that made it taste absolutely vile.”

 

“Of course, sir. I'll be right back with that drink.” The man stowed his laptop under the seat in front of him quickly as the stewardess paced towards the nearest stewardess station.

 

“I dropped a peppermint into the drink? I dropped the minty substance into the drink?! It's not even my drink! I'm sooooooo embarrassed…”

 

“Why are you embarrassed? If the stewardess knows anything about Coca-Cola, then she would know that mint and Cherry Coke do not mix well.”

 

“You didn't know about it before I told you, though.”

 

“I have never even heard of the suggestion to suggestion to try mint and Coca-Cola products mixed together before I met you. I had a perfectly valid reason to not know; the stewardess should have heard of something like this before, especially if she flies international very often.”

 

Rin shook her head. “You are impossible.”

 

Kagome's POV

 

“You brought me to an amusement park?”

 

“I told you that you would enjoy it… they have a temporary whale and dolphin attraction where you can go up and pet the stars of the shows after you see it. I thought you might want to get up close and personal with the giant fish…”

 

“Whales and dolphins are mammals, Inuyasha. They feed their children with their mammary glands, and they have small hairs on their body, I think. Besides, most of those `giant fish', as you call them, are smarter than you are.”

 

“Hey! That's not fair! I had the brilliant idea to bring you here… besides, I want to take you on some of those scary roller coasters, and see if you can cling any tighter than when we're on my bike…” Inuyasha grinned at this, and Kagome flushed.

 

`He is such a dog… why does it feel as if that is the perfect description for him?' “You are such a man-pig, Inuyasha.”

 

“Sure you don't mean… dog?”

 

“Well, I was thinking that… how'd you know?”

 

“My father was referred to as that before he met my mother, I'm told.”

 

“Oh? And you fancy yourself as your father's protégé?”

 

“Sess sure as hell isn't trying to be anything like our old man…”

 

“Sess?”

 

“The annoying nickname I have for my bastard of an older brother,” he explained, looking at the park map. “What time do you have?”

 

“12:05. Why?”

 

“The next `Majestic Mammals of the Seas' show doesn't start for almost another two hours. What do you want to do until then?”

 

“The shows take up two hours?”

 

“Nah. It takes about a half hour for the show, a half hour to an hour for the animals to get pet, and they have to rest up before the next show.”

 

“Okay. Let's grant your wish… what's the biggest, scariest roller coaster in this place?” Kagome leaned over Inuyasha's arm to get a look at the map.

 

“Looks like the Train of Terror… talk about original, right?”

 

Kagome snorted. “Can't they get sued for plagiarism? I mean, Disney has a Tower of Terror, or some American amusement park does.”

 

“I don't think that they are liable… it's not like I have a degree in law, or anything, but I know how to identify liabilities fairly well.”

 

“Nice to know. We won't get sued for anything that happens here, then, right?”

 

“Depends on what you want to do… I'm game for anything you might have in mind.” He waggled his eyebrow suggestively.

 

“Dog.”

 

“Woof, woof.”

 

“Let's get going. I'm gonna show you that I'm braver than you are on this roller coaster.”

 

“You're on. But let's make it a bet. Whoever loses has to do what the other tells them, barring anything outrageous, like stripping.”

 

“Or sexual acts?”

 

“Yeah, no sex… oral or otherwise… unfortunately… I was hoping you wouldn't mention that. Shake on it?”

 

“Here's my hand, dog boy. I can't wait to make you my slave.”

 

“Dream on, wench. Dream on.”